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A popular design trend, green roofs make private and public buildings inviting and environmentally friendly. Roof gardens offer aesthetic as well as environmental benefits. Green Roofs provides an in-depth view of current design and technology, assesses their impact on the built environment, and shows how they can be integrated into contemporary buildings as well as existing structures. Sixty case studies illustrate specific applications and offer inspiring models. 300 color illustrations.

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Invaluable resource for engineers, planners, designers, architects - emerging discipline shift urgently needed to address climate change. Encouraging to see that public libraries are featured so prominently in this reference.